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physics or engineering?

  • 14-04-2014 12:48am
    #1
    eef9619
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭


    I'm in 5th year in school and trying to gage some sort of idea for what to put on my CAO next year. Physics is definitely my favourite subject in school (and my strongest) and I think I'd like to persue a career in that area. However, I'm torn between studying engineering or doing a degree in physics. Has anyone any pointers on which is better suited to what type of person etc.?


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  • #2
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    If you love physics, then do physics. You will always be better at something you enjoy.


  • #3
    djpbarry
    Registered Users Posts: 13,104 ✭✭✭✭djpbarry


    eef9619 wrote: »
    I'm in 5th year in school and trying to gage some sort of idea for what to put on my CAO next year. Physics is definitely my favourite subject in school (and my strongest) and I think I'd like to persue a career in that area. However, I'm torn between studying engineering or doing a degree in physics. Has anyone any pointers on which is better suited to what type of person etc.?
    Well, what do you think you want to do? And what other subjects do you enjoy?


  • #4
    Nicke011
    Registered Users Posts: 137 ✭✭Nicke011


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    EDIT: Sorry, I read your post wrong.
    I explained everything about Physics and Engineering courses in Leaving Cert, hahah.


  • #5
    professore
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,857 ✭✭✭professore


    As someone who did physics in college, it's great, but if you want to work in physics in this country be prepared to do a Ph.D in medical physics as that's the only field outside of teaching or lecturing that you will get actual physics work. The engineers take all the other jobs.

    Of course you can do a masters in engineering or software or a million other technical things if you want to get a job, plenty of options for STEM graduates. Put it this way, all my classmates from college are all doing well for themselves in a variety of fields. Very few of them in pure physics though.

    Oh and physics definitely attracts more colourful characters than engineering !


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